*The deadline to apply for the Emergency Livestock Relief program has been extended.  

*There’s news in the fight against the New World screwworm.  

*Texas wheat growers did well in the National Wheat Yield Contest.

*The U.S. Meat Export Federation’s fall meeting was held in Indianapolis, Indiana last week.  

*Plastic contamination is a continuing challenge for the Texas High Plains cotton industry.  

*The government shutdown is over.  

*The Rio Grande Valley continues to suffer from a lack of water deliveries from Mexico.  

*It’s challenging to add productive heifers to your beef herd.